Rethinking Racism

The following are few resources that have helped me rethink racism and white privilege, and opened my eyes to a history, which has been primarily swept under the rug.

Michelle Alexander’s powerful book provides the history, statistics and stories of the black and brown communities devastated by slavery, and laws designed to keep them from having a place at the table of equality and justice.

Available on NetFlix, 13th chronicles the incarceration of primarily black and brown men, which now equals more jailed African Americans than there were slaves. The stories are difficult to watch, but the historical timeline and actions from both political parties chronicles a disturbing and undeniable systematic oppression that can’t be ignored.

In White Like Me, social justice author and activist, Tim White, shares his personal story of growing up in the racially divided South, and shares his experience working to combat racism in politics and society.

When a child believe’s ‘Black Lives Don’t Matter’

This is one of the first articles I wrote on race based on a child’s experience following the 2016 presidential election.

Learning to see people with compassion, particularly those who are thorns in our sides, is a practice that takes time. The post Ex’s and Enemies: How to Make it Work appeared first on The Good Men Project.

The most important thing we can do with our kids, whether it has to do with their education or not, is stay engaged. The post Your Kid’s Not Stupid, He Just Learns Differently appeared first on The Good Men Project.

Those who cruelly implement the actions of their faith are oblivious to the destruction they cause to their religion, or the people their beliefs impact. The post Has Evangelical Christianity Become Sociopathic? appeared first on The Good Men Project.